Single-issue advocacy committees have formed on both sides of the city’s referendum question on raising the local-option sales tax.
Home Field Advantages
The popularity of the Knoxville Smokies and One Knoxville Soccer has driven sales-tax revenues higher than expected at Covenant Health Park.
The ABCs of TLC
The city’s place-based violence-reduction strategy relies as much on community relations as it does on enforcing the law.
Seeking Supreme Intercession
Sean Murphy has taken his legal fight with Farragut and several others over Biddle Farms to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of a restart to the litigation.
A Fair in Flux
After more than a century, the future of the Tennessee Valley Fair is uncertain amid space limitations and the need to adapt to changing circumstances.
Tax Backers
A group of city residents has formed Neighbors for Knoxville to advocate for passage of the local-option sales-tax increase on the November ballot.
Election 2025: Primary Takeaways
An analysis of Tuesday’s Knoxville City Council primary results shows where the candidates stand heading into the general election.
Primary 2025: The Field in Focus
In a low-turnout City Council primary, Knoxville voters select the candidates for the first general election under the city’s new district voting process.
A Polarizing Project in East Knoxville
Passions ran high at a sometimes-contentious town hall Monday on the Kincannon administration’s plan to sell a portion of Chilhowee Park.
Fuel for the Finish
Fundraising leaders didn’t change in the final weeks of the City Council primary campaign, but a couple of candidates have closed the gap as the summer has progressed.